{"id":70131,"date":"2025-04-17T19:59:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T17:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=70131"},"modified":"2025-04-17T19:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T17:59:14","slug":"michaelhouse-overruns-st-johns-crafford-hat-trick-seals-win-for-st-charles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=70131","title":{"rendered":"Michaelhouse overruns St John&#8217;s, Crafford hat-trick seals win for St Charles"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_70134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70134\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70134 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michaelhouse-flyhalf-400x320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Martin Ashworth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Michaelhouse<\/strong> issued a clear warning to the hosts of the <strong>Standard Bank St Stithians College Easter Festival<\/strong> by walloping St John&#8217;s College (Harare) 65-14 in their opening clash on the <strong>Baytopp Field<\/strong>, in Johannesburg, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Exciting running rugby by the team from Balgowan saw them overpower the visitors from Zimbabwe. They led by 34-7 at the break.<\/p>\n<p>Their inside centre, captain <strong>William Ridl<\/strong>, was on fire, with the wings, <strong>Laird Hamilton-Brown<\/strong> and <strong>Noah Bates<\/strong>, enjoying the space that he and outside centre, <strong>Rourke O&#8217;Sullivan<\/strong>, created.<\/p>\n<p>Michaelhouse scored 10 tries in their victory. They take on St Stithians College on Saturday. Saints won their opening clash 32-0 against Clifton College.<\/p>\n<p>Backlines don&#8217;t dominate in the manner that &#8216;<em><strong>House<\/strong><\/em> did without their pack of forwards laying a tidy foundation. Hooker, <strong>Oliver Davis<\/strong>, in conjunction with the locks, <strong>Dan Carr<\/strong> and <strong>Oliver Vickery<\/strong>, did the hard yards up front.<\/p>\n<p>Michaelhouse&#8217;s flyhalf, <strong>Alex Jankowitz,<\/strong> also deserves a mention. He converted six of his side&#8217;s tries and slotted a penalty for a personal contribution of 15 points with the boot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rugby - St John&amp;apos;s (Harare) vs Michaelhouse - Standard Bank Saints Sports Fest - 17 April 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/09vSuHzl9Ng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Flanker <strong>Eben Crafford<\/strong> was the main difference between <strong>St Charles College<\/strong> and <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Windhoek<\/strong>. He scored a second-half hat-trick to steer his side to a 38-22 victory over the visitors from Namibia.<\/p>\n<p>His first try, in the 39th minute of the match, levelled the scores at 17-17. Five minutes later, he scored his second from a rolling maul to give his side the lead for the first time at 22-17.<\/p>\n<p>Replacement flanker, <strong>Ajibade Raphael<\/strong>, also completed a brace of tries in the second half thanks to his strong carries.<\/p>\n<p>Windhoek&#8217;s backs looked dangerous in the first half when they found themselves in space. Especially <strong>Eathen Sinden<\/strong> (inside centre), <strong>William Beukes<\/strong> (fullback), and <strong>McRein van Wyk<\/strong> (flyhalf) showcased that they have the ability to break opposition defences down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCORERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>St Charles College 38 (7) &#8211;<\/strong> Tries: Eben Crafford (3), Ajibade Raphael (2), Likuthi Mbalana. Conversions: AJ Bosman (3), PJ Dlamini. <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Windhoek 22 (12) &#8211;<\/strong> Tries: Eathen Sinden (2), Lorenzo Awaseb, Steven van Wyk. Conversion: William Beukes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michaelhouse 65 (34) &#8211;<\/strong> Tries: William Ridl (2), Oliver Guy, Dan Carr, Laird Hamilton-Brown, Noah Bates, Oliver Davis, Khethelo Mazibuko, Stefan Moolman, Lwandle Nzama. Conversions: Alex Jankowitz (6). Penalty: Jankowitz. <strong>St John&#8217;s College (Harare) 14 (7) &#8211;<\/strong> Tries: Joshua Green, Sean Takaindisa. Conversions: Sebastiaan du Toit (2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michaelhouse issued a clear warning to the hosts of the Standard Bank St Stithians College Easter Festival by walloping St John&#8217;s College (Harare) 65-14 in their opening clash on the Baytopp Field, in Johannesburg, on Thursday. Exciting running rugby by the team from Balgowan saw them overpower the visitors from Zimbabwe. 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